Alan Lewis, Kailong Luo and Tony De Pastena recently joined the staff of Arlington-based HCI Steel Building Systems Inc. Lewis, who has 15 years of experience in the industry, will oversee sales to self-storage facilities and component sales, while Luo has joined HCI’s engineering and estimating department. De Pastena is working as a drafting manager for doing production scheduling for the company.
Joshua Kam and Brian Warn recently joined the Snohomish County-based staff of Sparling, a Seattle electrical engineering and technology consulting firm. Kam has joined a Sparling electrical design studio that specializes in industrial and military projects. Warn, a former U.S. Coast Guard officer, is working on several design projects.
Al Boren, vice president of planning and development for the YMCA of Snohomish County, recently received the North American YMCA Development Organization’s Eagle Award for excellence in fund-raising. Boren, who was selected from nominees across North America, received the award earlier this month at a banquet in Seattle. He joined the local YMCA’s staff in 1992.
Deborah Knutson, president of the Snohomish County Economic Development Council, has been reelected as vice president of the Puget Sound region’s Economic Development District board. The board, supported by the Puget Sound Regional Council, includes representatives from King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties.
ScrapBiz, a scrapbook supply and training business started by Everett resident Kim Guymon, recently marked the acquisition of its 250th member, meaning the firm has helped to launch 250 woman-owned businesses. Unlike other scrapbook supply companies that recruit people to sell their supplies on a commissioned sales basis, ScrapBiz is aimed at women who want to become independent entrepreneurs in the $2.5 billion scrapbook industry. Information: www.scrapbiz.com or 425-750-6677.
The 10th anniversary celebration for Naval Station Everett will include several events starting Saturday at Everett Mall. The community celebration at the mall will run 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with an official program at 11 a.m. From 7 to 9 p.m. that evening, an after-hours shopping night and celebration will take place at Costco, 10200 19th Ave. SE in Everett. People don’t have to be Costco members to attend. On April 8, an official luncheon to mark the naval station’s anniversary is planned at the Everett Events Center. To register for that event, where the assistant secretary of the U.S. Navy will speak, call the Everett Area Chamber of Commerce at 425-257-3222, ext. 0.
The first Everett Home & Garden Show is planned April 16-18 at the Everett Events Center. The event, organized by Global Spectrum, will feature displays by home improvement businesses and practical advice from industry representatives, as well as a landscape display and walk-through garden. Tickets for the show, $7 each, are available at the Everett Events Center box office or at 866-332-8499. For more information, go to www.everetteventscenter.com.
The Northwest Business Resource Fair is set for April 20 at the Applied Technology Training Center, 2333 Seaway Blvd. in Everett. Running 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., the fair will offer entrepreneurs a variety of workshops on how to start a business to strategic marketing of products and services. To register for the event, which costs $20 each, call Lisa Henthorn at 425-743-4567 or register online at www.snoedc.org/event.
Ways to measure how human resources departments contribute to a business will be the topic of the April 11 meeting of the Snohomish County Chapter of the Northwest Human Resource Management Association. The speaker is Catherine Dovey. The luncheon meeting begins at 11:30 a.m. at the Quality Inn at 101 128th Street SE. Call 425-355-7223 for reservations.
Getting more business will be the topic of March 31 meeting of the local chapter of the Graphics Artists Guild. The meeting is noon-2 p.m. at the Rock Salt Steakhouse, 1232 Westlake Ave. N. in Seattle. Call 888-632-8883 for information and reservations.
The Everett AquaSox Frog Fair will take place at 1 p.m. April 17 at the Best Western Cascadia Inn in Everett. Job fair applicants will participate in an informational seminar about the AquaSox and the summer jobs that are available with the ball club. The applicants will then be interviewed briefly. Professional dress is expected, and applicants need to be at least 16 years old. To register for the Frog Fair, applicants should call the AquaSox office at 425-258-3673 beginning Wednesday.
Hyundai of Everett has been named to the Hyundai Board of Excellence, a national network of deals who have exceptional sales and customer satisfaction for the previous year. The company was placed in the silver level status.
Morgan Sound Inc. of Lynnwood was presented the Parnelli Award for best regional sound company of the year during a recent industry convention in California. President Charlie Morgan accepted the award, which is determined by peers from other audio firms.
The YMCA of Snohomish County’s Monroe branch recently received the Monroe Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Award for nonprofit businesses. The Monroe branch provides a variety of programs to more than 125 families in that area.
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